Working the Boats

A Cape Verdean American Longshoremen Union

Working the Boat: Masters of the Craft is a six-part webisode hat captures the golden years of Local 1329 of the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA). Local 1329 was founded in Providence,
Rhode Island in 1933 by Manuel Q. Ledo, a Cape Verdean community leader. Featured in the webisode are museum-quality photographic portraits of the interviewees taken by Liane Brandon, award winning independent filmmaker and photographer.

Safety, proper compensation, seniority and many other benefits the workers of the waterfront now enjoy were fought for by the previous generations through the union. The workers contemplate the future…

Several generations of families have made their lives on the waterfront. With each generation, new challenges arise and conflicts between the new and the old emerge.

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SPIA Media Productions•1 year ago

To fully appreciate this websiode, I sugges you view the SPIA collection in this order: 1) Hi, Neighbor, 2) SKFPR, 3) Working the Boats: Masters of the Craft-make sure you view the introduction for WTB: M of Craft before viewing any of the six webisodes

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